It is no surprise that at some point throughout a young girl's childhood, she will dream of one day becoming a dentist. In fact, 84% of girls report having teeth themselves. But why do we so rarely see this dream come to fruition?
For starters, by the time girls reach adolescence, they will discover a plethora of other industries which tickle their fancy, such as automotives, forestry, and podiatry. It is, as one would expect, hard to maintain a starry-eyed zeal for enamel in the face of pitted keratolysis.
More importantly, though, is that many of these young, beautiful aspiring dentists grow up bombarded with societal standards and expectations which dictate what a female dentist should and should not do. Men are able to look up to lauded figures in the world of dentistry such as Bill Dorfman, but where are the female dental role models? And in a world where female dentists are expected to stay at home and take care of the children's teeth, while their male counterparts are free to take care of whoever's teeth they like, why would women choose to wield the sickle probe? Let's not forget that female dentists only receive 0.5 gold crown teeth to the white male dentist's dollar.
As you can see, there is no fast track to a career in dental medicine. Which is why I am urging you to knock out all of your teeth in solidarity with this struggle. Anyways, Timmy, the dentist will see you now.